curt
adjective
[ kəːt ]
• rudely brief.
• "his reply was curt"
Similar:
terse,
brusque,
abrupt,
clipped,
blunt,
short,
monosyllabic,
summary,
snappy,
snappish,
sharp,
crisp,
tart,
gruff,
offhand,
unceremonious,
ungracious,
rude,
impolite,
discourteous,
uncivil,
laconic,
brief,
succinct,
compact,
pithy,
to the point,
economical,
snippy,
dusty,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged’.
